The longest continuous dramatic performance was 23 hr 33 min 54 sec and was achieved by the 27 O’Clock Players (USA) who performed ‘The Bald Soprano’ by Eugene Ionesco at Belmar, New Jersey, USA, on 27 July 2010.

The Bald Soprano has a looped ending where the script requires the continuous repition of the play with actors swapping roles. The approximately one-hour script was repeated 25 times during the attempt.